After Geria ordered the troops to stop shooting, she walked out of her command post and looked at the figures looming in the distance. While considering who to send to contact, she suddenly heard a whistle coming from the opposite side. Hearing this whistle, Geria was stunned because it was a contact signal used by the 73rd Infantry Brigade, which is now a contract signal used by the shrinking regiment. How could the other party know?
While wondering, he heard a short figure walking towards the position, shouting in a tender voice: "Don't shoot, your own people, your own people!"
"No one is allowed to shoot without my order!" After Geria gave the order to the soldiers beside him, she asked at the caller: "Which part of you are from?"
"It's from the 187th Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division." Cidolin quickly replied.
"187th Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division?" Geria searched this number in his mind and shouted at Little Cidolin: "There has never been such a unit in Stalingrad. Which part of you are?"
As the messenger of Chokov, Little Sidolin had been to Mamayev hill many times. He heard the voices of the people talking in the trenches seem familiar. After hesitating for a moment, he asked carefully: "Are you Geria?"
When Geria heard that the other party actually called out his order, she was stunned and asked quickly: "Who are you? How could you know my name?"
It was confirmed that the person who was speaking in the trench was Geria. Little Ciedorin couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly said loudly: "Geria, can't you even hear my voice? I am Ciedorin, Little Ciedorin!"
"Ah, it's Little Cydolin." Geria heard that the other party was Little Cydolin, so she hurriedly led the two soldiers out of the trench and walked over to Little Cydolin. At the same time, she asked curiously: "You are not staying at the Army Command, why are you here to do in the middle of the night?"
Little Sidolin replied: "The Deputy Chief of Staff asked me to guide the newly entered troops,..."
"Where is the commander of the friendly army?" After listening to the little Sidolin's story, Geria quickly said, "Take me to see him quickly."
A moment later, Cidolin appeared in front of Kislay with Geria. After Geria saw the other party's military rank clearly, she quickly straightened her body and reported to the other party: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I am Geria, the commander of the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 41st Division of the Guards. I apologize to you for the misunderstanding that just happened."
During the fire exchange just now, more than a dozen people were killed or killed in the 187th regiment, which made Kisley feel angry. Seeing the culprit right in front of him, he was furious: "Comrade Lieutenant, what are you doing? You actually treat your own people as enemies? Do you know that in the fire exchange just ended, we suffered more than a dozen soldiers, and you must be responsible for everything that happened."
"Ltd. Colonel!" Geria said calmly after Kislay finished speaking, "We did not receive a notice from our superiors, and we did not know that friendly troops would arrive after dark, so misunderstandings were inevitable."
Geria's words left Kisley speechless for a moment. After a while, he blushed and asked, "Why are you using German weapons? When I heard the gunshot, I really thought the building had been occupied by the Germans."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, we use German weapons because our troops have been equipping ourselves by seizing weapons from the enemy since their formation." Geria replied: "And in the current situation of transportation so difficult, we use German weapons to make more convenient seizure weapons and ammunition from the battlefield to replenish ourselves."
Seeing that Geria was neither humble nor arrogant to him, Kisley could not say anything else, so he could only change the topic in time: "Comrade Lieutenant, are you the supreme commander here?"
"No, comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Geria turned his head and looked at the dark building, and replied, "Personal Battalion Commander Captain Goria is in the building, and I can lead you to see him."
A few minutes later, Kisde followed Geria to the main computer room of the building and met Goria here. When Goria learned that the other party was here to take over his defense, he did not immediately agree to hand over the defense of the building. Instead, he said politely: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please wait for a moment. I will ask our superiors for instructions on this matter and hand over the defense to you after obtaining permission."
Kisde did not object to Goria's proposal, but nodded, reached out and made a gesture to Goria to call his superior.
"Comrade Krava," Goria walked behind the female call attendant and said to her: "Immediately connect the regiment headquarters, and I want to report this information to the regiment leader immediately."
When he received a call from Goria, Belkin was confused. He said in confusion: "Captain Goria, I have not received a notice from my superiors. Is there an army coming to you to take over the defense?" In order to figure out what happened, he told Goria, "Don't hang up the phone first, I'll call the division headquarters to ask."
Sokov received an inquiry call from Belkin. He thought Belkin had made a mistake and asked specifically: "My political commissar, during the day, I heard that Commander Cui Kov sent all the remaining guard company to the Derrensky factory to replace the defense forces of Building 4. Is it this guard company?"
"No, Misha." Belkin shook his head and said, "It was a unit that had just come from the east bank of the Volga River. It was the 187th Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division. He led a deputy commander named Kisley. He said that he had been ordered by Colonel Witkov, deputy chief of staff of the army, to take the defense at Building 4."
In order to figure out what was going on, Sokov said to the microphone: "Political Commissar, don't hang up the phone first. I'll call the headquarters first and see what's going on." After that, he looked up and asked Sidolin, who was standing opposite him, "Comrade Chief of Staff, has the Army Command mentioned sending troops to replace the defense of Building 4?"
"No!" Cidolin shook his head and replied, "I have not received such a notice."
Seeing that Sidolin knew nothing about this, Sokov picked up another phone number and answered the Army Command: "I am Colonel Sokov. Please help me find Commander Cuikov. I have important things to report to him."
Soon, a slightly tired voice came from the receiver: "I am Trikov, Colonel Sokov. Is there anything important to call me so late?"
"Comrade Commander, I want to ask," Sokov asked bluntly: "How can the superiors send troops to replace the defense of Building 4, and why didn't they say hello to us?"
"Building No. 4? Are you talking about Building No. 4?" After being confirmed, Cui Kefu asked in confusion: "Aren't our troops who are sticking to Building No. 4, have they all withdrawn? How could I send troops to take over some defense?"
Since Kisley's troops had just crossed the Volga River, they were directly sent to the factory by Colonel Witkov, deputy chief of staff of the army. They had not had time to report this to their superiors, so that not only the grassroots commanders did not know about this, but even Cui Kov knew nothing about it.
"My subordinates report to me," Sokov immediately understood after hearing Cui Kov's answer. It must be because there was a problem with communication between various parties. This situation was a very common phenomenon in the Soviet army. He quickly explained to Cui Kov: "Not long ago, two battalions of the 45th Infantry Division went to Building 4 to take over the defense of our headquarters. Since I did not receive any relevant notice in advance, I feel it is necessary to call you to verify."
When Cui Kev heard this, he hurriedly covered the microphone with his hands and asked Krelov, who was standing not far away: "Comrade Chief of Staff, according to the original plan, the troops of the 45th Infantry Division should be crossing the river tonight, right? After they arrive at the west bank, how do you plan to deploy them?"
"Deputy Chief of Staff Colonel Witkov stays by the river. He will allocate the troops crossing the river based on the actual situation of the battlefield." Krelov explained to Trikov: "As for Building 4, we ordered the militia and staff in the building to withdraw and form a new defensive zone in the rear."
"I understand." After Cui Kov understood what was going on, he let go of his hand covering the microphone. "Col. Sokov understood that the troops of the 187th Regiment were sent by Colonel Vitkov. Since he had not had time to report to us, we knew nothing about the docking and defense. In this way, you ask your subordinates to hand over the defense to the 187th Regiment and then withdraw their original defensive positions."
"Yes, Comrade Commander, I will give them an order immediately!" After finishing the call with Cuikov, Sokov picked up the microphone on the table and said to Belkin: "Comrade Political Commissar, order the troops that hold the No. 4 Building to hand over the defense to the new friendly forces, and then withdraw the Archives Building."
Half an hour later, Goria and Geria, who had completed the handover of the defense mission, with the commanders and soldiers of the Fifth Company, retreated the No. 4 Building and the peripheral positions in an orderly manner, and moved towards the direction of the Archives Building in the dark. In order to avoid misunderstandings with their own people along the way, Goria sent a sharp knife squad to be responsible for the alert and contact work in front.
When passing through the defense zone of the 109th Guards Regiment, Geria slowed down and asked Goria: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, our 6th Company is still stationed here. Do you order them to retreat together?"
Geria's problem really stumped Goria. Although Belkin called to order himself to lead his troops to withdraw the Archives Building, he did not say that the two companies retreated together, and he only retreated the 5th Company. He hesitated for a while, and finally said with some embarrassment: "I think we should send someone to contact Colonel Omelichenko to see what he meant, and then decide whether to withdraw the 6th Company to the Archives Building."
Goriya sent a communications soldier to Omelichenko's regiment headquarters, told him the news of the troops' relocation, and asked him if he could also withdraw the Sixth Company. After Omelichenko got the news that Goriya led the troops to retreat, he immediately followed the communications soldier to catch up with Goriya. As soon as he met, he held Goriya's hand tightly and asked curiously: "Comrade Captain, why did you retreat overnight?"
"That's right, comrade Colonel." Goria quickly replied, "There is a force that has just come from the East Coast to take over our defense. We were ordered to return to the Archives Building to strengthen our defense. If possible, I want the Sixth Company to be built."
Omelichenko came to see Goria in person, hoping that the other party could leave the Sixth Company to assist in the defense. After all, his regiment was only 50 people, and even with the guard company sent by Cuikov, there were less than 200 people, he could not resist the fierce attack that the German army might have launched. But at this moment, he heard that the one who took over the defense of Building No. 4 was a new force coming from the east coast, so he asked quickly: "Comrade Captain, I wonder how many new troops are there?"
"There are two battalions, about a thousand people." Goria heard Omelichenko's voice and explained to him: "These troops are more than enough to defend Building 4 and your position."
Omelichenko calculated silently in his mind that there were more than 1,000 new troops, and 500 people came out to assist him in defense. Then there should be no problem in holding the position. Then it would be meaningless to leave the Sixth Company of the Reduced Regiment. Moreover, the Archives Building is on the left wing of the factory. As long as the Reduced Regiment can defend the position, the enemy will not be able to attack the factory from the flank. Thinking of this, he said rationally: "Comrade Captain, since you are going to return to the Archives Building, I will immediately send someone to notify the Sixth Company Commander and ask him to return to the Archives Building immediately and return to the Archives Building with you."
Goria thought that he would have to talk to Omelichenko for a long time when he let the Sixth Company return to Jian, but he did not expect that the other party agreed to Jian so readily, which was really beyond his expectations. In order to avoid the long and long nights, Goria quickly sent two correspondents to go back to the position with Omelichenko and notified the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company to retreat.
After a while, Goria finally returned to the Archives Building with the 5th Company and the 6th Company, and immediately went to the regiment command post in the basement to report to Belkin.
Seeing Goria walking into the command post, Belkin quickly came up to him and shook hands with him, and said, "Captain Goria, thank you for your hard work. I have reported to the division headquarters for your performance in today's battle. The division commander is very satisfied with you."
Hearing Belkin praise him, Goria quickly straightened his body and said, "Serve the Soviet motherland!"
"Comrade Captain, judging from your performance today, you have served very well!" After praising Goria, Belkin continued: "Let the soldiers stay in the basement first and rest well, and maybe when the sun dawns, you will participate in the battle again."
"I understand, Comrade Commander!" After Goria finished answering, she asked again: "Are you allowed me to leave?"
"Allow!" Belkin nodded vigorously, then gently slapped Goria's shoulder, and said, "Go back quickly and hurry up and take a rest!"
Chapter completed!